Changes in Study Habits of Chinese Adolescents and Factors Supporting These Habits-Focusing on the Transition Period from Elementary School to Junior High School
- 1 Vories Gakuen Omi Brotherhood Junior High School, Shiga, Japan
- 2 Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, Japan
- 3 Kyoto Women’s University, Kyoto, Japan
Abstract
Changes in study habits of Chinese adolescents and factors supporting these habits were investigated through a survey on study habits and through interview surveys focusing on the transition period from elementary school to junior high school. Participants were students attending public schools in China (Shanghai, Beijing, Nanjing, and Zhenjiang). A questionnaire was conducted in the elementary school for 6th grade students and in the junior high schools for 1st through 3rd grade students. Moreover, in Beijing, results of exams (Chinese language, Math, English) were collected. The results indicated a high correlation between study habits and academic results. And, a decline in study habits of students from elementary to junior high school was not observed in this study. Furthermore, the results of the interview surveys indicated that high results of Chinese education were not achieved only through cramming, and that “learning ahead” is significant. In addition to the adequate support provided by teachers and parents, a correlation between school lessons and high academic results was also observed.
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